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Crispus Nix, Iowa State Penitentiary's first Black warden, dies at age 93
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOne man made history on Dec. 1, 1981, when he assumed the role of warden at the Iowa State...
Two years after fatal escape attempt, Anamosa prison to become medium-security
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIowa's Department of Corrections plans to transfer some of its most dangerous prisoners out of the...
Decades after shooting, former gang member sues to restore his gun rights
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor’s note: This story contains language that may be offensive to some readers. An Iowa man...
Panel rejects $1M payouts to inmates given vaccine overdoses
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state board on Monday rejected claims for $1 million payments for 52 prison inmates who were given six times the proper dose of COVID-19 vaccines last year. The three-member State Appeals ...
How an Iowa girl made her high school golf team after nearly dying two years earlier
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDONNELLSON — It was a parent's worst nightmare. Leonard Harvey was just heading out the door for work when his youngest daughter, Everlee, cried out for help. It came from the bedroom of his ...